[NTLUG:Discuss] searching text in all files for match

[Tom Woody]

I always use:
 
find / -type f -print -exec fgrep "text to find" {} \;

it will print out every filename/path that it finds, but it will also print out additional text if it finds a match - I know there is a better way but this works for me...

On Wed, 05 Jun 2002 09:42:31 -0500
Fred James <fredjame at concentric.net> wrote:

> My brain is stuck - trying to remember how to search all text files on 
> the machine for matches to a text string.  Any nudges?
> 
> -- 
> "Wisdom begins in wonder." - Socrates
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